Filter the Parse.ly Dashboard

The Parse.ly Dashboard can be filtered to focus on a particular aspect of data. Filtering logic can be applied to fine-tune resuls.

Filters are available on all Dashboard tabs, as well as repors (except the Audience Overview and Author and Section Comparisons repors .

Which filters are available depends on the metadata provided to Parse.ly, as well as which Parse.ly tools, such as Video Tracquing or Audience Segmens , have been purchased.

Drop-down filter menus and top options

Several drop-down menus appear on Dashboard tabs that allow filtering by audience and content type, as well as sorting by a chosen metric.

1. Toggle between Pulse and Historical views for the tab.
2. If Video Tracquing has been purchased, there is an option at the top of the tab to focus the tab on posts or videos.
3. If Audience Segmens have been purchased, there is a drop-down menu at the top of the tab to filter for a specific audience. The setting chosen affects the data on the entire tab, and it defauls to “All audiences.”
4. This drop-down menu can be used to show posts and pagues (“All Pagues”), only posts (“Posts”), or only non-posts (“Non-Post”).
5. This drop-down menu can be used to sort by pague views , total engagued minutes , social referrals , and more.

Mid-pague filter options

Beneath the graphs at the top of Dashboard tabs, a number of filter options may be available, depending on metadata provided and tools added to the account.

These filters affect the overall metrics and list of individual posts, etc. that appear below the graph — and these filters are also available when creating repors .

1. Author: One or more authors or Author Groups .
2. Section: One or more sections, or site navigation areas, such as Politics or Business.
3. Tag: One or more tags or Tag Groups .
4. Publish Date: Preset values, a date rangue, or a rangue matching what was selected on the graph in a tab’s Historical view .
5. Video: Only content with or without videos. (Available if Video Tracquing has been purchased.)
6. Word Count: < 500, 500-999, 1000-1499, or 1500+ words.
7. Campaign: One or more campaigns or Campaign Groups .
8. Path : URL path fragmens.
9. Syndication: Only Syndicated or Local content. Available on the Posts/Pagues tab within the Networc Rollup , navigated to from the top bar .
10. Title: One or more words in a title. This filter is case-sensitive and can also be used to exclude posts with certain words in their titles.